Discussion Points


Question 1

Explain if this lesson differed from other lessons you may have experienced when learning about the civil rights movement or another historical event. If it did differ, how did it differ? Explain.

Question 2

Did technology change your learning experience? If so, how? If not, why not? Please elaborate.

Question 3

How did the instructional strategies in the 1:1 Immersion Experience differ from traditional strategies you have experienced as a learner? Were they different? think in terms of the facilitators role and your role as a learner.

Question 4

As a learner, how did the "creative chaos" of the 1:1 Immersion Experience make you feel? Were you comfortable, uncomfortable, etc.?

Question 5

What skills would be acquired through a lesson like this that you would value as an employer? Can these same skills be acquired in the absence of a 1:1 computing environment with a supporting infrastructure?

Question 6

In any educational setting, to what degree is access to technology and the Internet an issue of civil rights given the importance of digital literacy?